Manú National Park is a biosphere reserve located in Madre de Dios and Paucartambo, Cusco. Before becoming an area protected by the Peruvian government, the Manú National Park was conserved thanks to its inaccessibility. The park remains fairly inaccessible by road to this day. In 1977, UNESCO recognised it as a Reserve of Biosphere and in 1987, it was pronounced a World Heritage Site. It is the largest National Park in Peru, covering an area of 15,328 km². The Biosphere Reserve includes an additional 2,570 km², and a further 914 km² are included in a "Cultural Zone" (which also is afforded a level of protection), bringing the total area up to 18,811 km².
The park protects several ecological zones ranging from as low as 150 meters above sea level in parts of the Amazon Basin to Puna grassland at altitudes of 4200 meters. Because of this topographical range, it has one of highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world. Overall, more than 15,000 species of plants are found in Manú, and up to 250 varieties of trees have been found in a single hectare. The reserve is a destination for birdwatchers from all over the world, as it is home to over 1000 species of birds, more than the number of bird species found in the United States and Canada combined Manu on GoogleMaps
Park layout:
The park encompasses virtually the entire watershed of the Manú River, from the sources of its tributaries high in the Andes, to its emptying into the Madre de Dios River. As the surrounding area is largely undeveloped, the only direct access to the lowlands is by boat, up the Manú River. This singular entry point is easily patrolled by park guards. The road Cusco-Paucartambo-Shintuya borders the southern section of the park and provides access to high-Andean ecosystems, such as grasslands (puna) and montane forest and scrub.
Park administration.
As with all national parks in Peru, Manú is operated by INRENA, the National Natural Resources Institute (Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales).
Humans in the park:
Permanent human habitation is restricted to several small communities of the Matsigenga Amazonian tribal group, largely along the Manú river or one of its main tributaries. Several protected areas adjoining the park allow mixed use including tourism, hunting, logging, and harvesting of other resources. These areas, notably downstream on the Manú River, are included in the broader Manú biosphere reserve, but are not part of the national park.
Visitors within the national park include medical and educational professionals upon invitation by the indigenous community, and researchers with permits from INRENA. The Cocha Cashu Biological Station, under the guidance of renowned Duke University ecologist John Terborgh is the largest and most established research site in the park, and is among the most well-studied sites for biological and ecological research in the tropics.
The Manu Learning Centre (MLC) lies within the Cultural Zone of the Manu Biosphere Reserve along the South-Eastern border with the Alto Madre de Dios River. The MLC facilitates research work within the disturbed 'buffer' zone of the park where human impact is at its greatest.
Flora
More than 20,000 species. 40% of the park is Amazonian lowland tropical rainforest, including varzea, oxbow lakes, Iriartea palm swamps, and upland forest types.
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TOUR TO MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY BUS 7D/6N
This is our most popular tour to Manu Biosphere Reserve. This tour includes activities like night walks, jungle exploration, Bird watching, walking in the cloud forest of Manu Park, a visit to the Lek of the Peruvian National Bird, caiman searching, turtle searching along Manu River, boat sailing, and Jaguar Searching (Jaguars can be observed very often in the area along Manu River) READ MORE |
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TOUR TO MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY BUS 6D/5N
This is our second most popular tour to Manu Biosphere Reserve. This tour includes activities like night walks, jungle exploration, Bird watching, walking in the cloud forest of Manu Park, a visit to the Lek of the Peruvian National Bird, caiman searching, turtle searching along Manu River, boat sailing, and Jaguar Searching (Jaguars can be observed very often in the area along Manu River) READ MORE |
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MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE TO Mazuco BY BUS 7D/6N
This tour to combines the Biosphere Reserve Zone of Manu National Park with the Cultural zone of Manu National Park with its Macaw clay lick.
This tour starts in Cusco and goes all the way to the Jungle by the traditional way and returns to Cusco by the New Interoceanic road that joins Peru with Brazil. READ MORE |
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MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE TO Mazuco BY BUS 6D/5N
This tour to combines the Biosphere Reserve Zone of Manu National Park with the Cultural zone of Manu National Park with its Macaw clay lick.
This tour starts in Cusco and goes all the way to the Jungle by the traditional way and returns to Cusco by the New Interoceanic road that joins Peru with Brazil.
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MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE TO MAZUCO BY BUS 5D/4N
This is the shortest tour we have to Manu Park that goes in by the Traditional way and exist by the New Interoceanic road that joins Brazil with Peru. This tour includes activities like night walks, one night of camping, jungle exploration, Bird watching, walking in the cloud forest of Manu Park, a visit to the Lek of the Peruvian National Bird, caiman searching, turtle searching along Manu River and boat sailing, and Jaguar Searching (Jaguars can be observed very often in the area along Manu River)
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NEW TOUR TO MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY BUS 7D/6N
This tour combines the Biosphere Reserve of Manu Park and the Cultural Zone. The Reserved Zone has one of the highest wildlife concentrations on the earth, and the Cultural Zone has clay Lick wall on the riverside, where different species of parrots and macaws come down each morning to extract necessary minerals for their diet balance.
This tour goes to the Jungle of Manu Park by the new Interoceanic road that joins Brazil with Peru.
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NEW TOUR TO MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE BY BUS 6D/5N
This tour goes to the Jungle of Manu Biosphere Reserve of Manu National Park by the new Interoceanic road that joins Brazil with Peru.
This tour includes activities like night walks, jungle exploration, Bird watching, caiman searching, turtle searching along Manu River, boat sailing, visit to two oxbow lakes, and Jaguar Searching (Jaguars can be observed very often in the area along Manu River)
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NEW TOUR TO MANU NATIONAL PARK BY BUS 4D/3N
This tour travels to the area of Blanquillo inside the Cultural Zone of Manu National Park. It is the shortest tour we offer to visit this area deep inside the jungle. You will travel to this area via the new Interoceanic road that joins Brazil with Peru. This tour visits one on the largest Macaw Clay Licks in Manu Park. You will also visit an oxbow lake that is home to a giant otter family, several species of birds, caimans, turtles, frogs, and monkeys.
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The Jungle of Manu Park protects several ecological zones ranging from as low as 150 meters above sea level in parts of the Amazon Basin to Puna grassland at altitudes of 4200 meters. Because of this topographical range, it has one of highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world.
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